I received an email today “Dear Madam/Sir, In order to have your company inserted in the World Company Register for 2013/2014, please print, complete and submit the attached form (PDF file) to the following address WORLD COMPANY REGISTER P.O. BOX…
Author: Mick
Mick Maidens is proprieter of Kent PCs and has worked in the IT industry for over 25 years. Since 1998 he has run his own business looking after Small Businesses in Kent a East Sussex.
Computer Sentience – Would we know?
It’s an interesting thought. We know about the world through our senses. Sight, hearing, touch, smell etc. What senses does a computer have? Keyboard, mouse, network, and of those the only one that allows two way information would be the network,…
Important Legal Information on Company Email
Many organisations add disclaimers and confidentiality notices to the end of their company email, by adding them to the “Signature” on the email. This ensures that they are added automatically and everyone uses the same corporate message. The disclaimer and…
Facebook Mimicking Email Trojan
Facebook Trojan – Taking a closer look at one of the most common Trojans. This trojan mimics one of the most popular social networking sites – Facebook As such it also tends to target teenagers. Above is an example of one of…
Watch Out for Sneaky Trojan and Hijacker Programs
Beware of Trojan and Hijacker programs. What is the biggest hole in your computers security? YOU Trojan writers take advantage of this and try to trick their way onto your computer. What is a Trojan? A Trojan program is named after…
Spurious Computer “support” Phone Call scam
Have you been the victim of the spurious “support” Phone Call scam? This is where an engineer from an offshore support company rings you to tell you that your computer has reported to them that it has problems! These are always…
Make Kent Quicker – Faster Broadband
Make Kent Quicker KCC is trying to improve Broadband in Kent. Especially in the rural areas, but they need our help. Go to www.makekentquicker.com and register your support. A significant proportion of residents and businesses in Kent suffer from poor broadband connections,…
Windows Versions
Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP are the last 3 operating systems from Microsoft. What do they do? Which one is the best? What Do They do? The operating system of the computer is the software that actually operates…
PC Problem Prevention
This month I thought I would talk about things you can do to prevent PC problems or at least minimise their impact. My first tip is with Microsoft Word (or any other windows application). Try to get into the habit…
Data Backup
In this post I thought I would look at data backup. I know it’s boring no one likes doing backups. But they are essential, computers are relatively cheap you can even buy one at Tesco. The value of your computer is…